Larry Dierker vs. Jeff Tam — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Tam
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Dierker built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Tam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Tam led in home run suppression (HR9+ 247 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 98). Larry Dierker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 67). Role difference aside, Jeff Tam holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Jeff Tam

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
271.1
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9.59
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.25
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
4.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
38.81
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.29
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.31
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.46
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
34.56
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Jeff Tam

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
271.1
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.59
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.8
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.32
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Jeff Tam

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
75300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
31.51
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
54.79
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
203.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA